Canada’s broadcast regulatory body the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has published a guide to tell Canadians how they can participate in CRTC’s activities and proceedings and why that’s important. Called “It’s Your CRTC! Your 5-minute Guide to Understanding and Participating… »
Wojtek Gwiazda
Wojtek Gwiazda is a veteran award-winning broadcast and print journalist. As one of RCI’s senior host-producers he focused mainly on news and current affairs programming. He has hosted a variety of programmes, including MASALA CANADA, the Indo-Canadian Report, Canada in the World, North Country, and The Music Shop (a Canadian rock music show). Before joining RCI, he worked extensively for Canada’s national public broadcaster CBC radio, as well as for publications such as The Montreal Gazette, Cinema Canada Magazine, and Canadian Business Magazine. He produced a program on the history of Quebec song for Canada’s national French radio service Radio-Canada, and was an on-air music columnist at the service. He retired from RCI in July, 2015 and can be reached at wojtekgwiazdamtl@gmail.com or on Twitter at @WojtekGwiazda
Premiers united, but will Canadian government work with them?
Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers wrapped up the 55th Annual Premiers’ Conference with unity on Friday (August 29), after dealing with a wide range of issues including, trade, immigration, health care and relations between the federal and provincial governments. But… »
Canadian government asking public servants to delete emails
The Canadian government is telling its employees to delete emails with no “business value” according to a report by Mike De Souza of the Toronto Star newspaper. Recent government department memos are based on a new policy from the Treasury Board… »
Premiers’ meeting discusses cooperation on fiscal disparities, trade
Premiers of Canada’s provinces and territories are meeting for the 55th Annual Premiers’ Conference this week. And once again, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is staying away from the meeting. Since 2009 the Prime Minister has felt it better to deal… »
Canada’s Justice Minister photographed wearing pro-gun lobby T-shirt
Canada’s Justice Minister Peter MacKay is being both praised and criticized for wearing a “No Compromise” T-shirt sold by Canada’s National Firearms Association (NFA), a member of the international pro-gun lobby. The Minister put on the T-shirt and posed for… »
Canadian government crime bill endangered by ‘administrative error’
The future of a tough federal government crime bill is in question after the House of Commons sent the wrong version of the bill to Canada’s upper chamber, the Senate, reports journalist Sean Fine of the Globe and Mail newspaper.… »
Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
The Komagata Maru incident – Past racism, future challenges
REBROADCAST On Friday morning (May 23) Naveen Girn started his day at Vancouver harbour, and tried to imagine what it was like for 376 passengers 100 years earlier on May 23, 1914 who arrived at the harbour, and then were… »
Economy, International, Society
Canadian Air Force hiring foreign pilots to fly front-line jets
Canada’s Air Force is hiring foreign pilots to fly its front-line transport aircraft, maritime patrol planes and fighter jets, saying it can’t recruit enough Canadians, Ottawa Citizen journalist Bruce Campion-Smith reported on Monday (June 23). According to Campion-Smith the military has been recruiting pilots… »
Economy, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Canadian province of Ontario – Premier Wynne and ministers sworn into office
The new cabinet of Canada’s most populous province of Ontario was sworn into office in the Ontario legislature in Toronto on Tuesday (June 24). Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne had gambled in May that she could defeat the Official Opposition Progressive… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Manufacturer of flu vaccine in Canada gets warning from U.S. FDA
A company that makes much of Canada’s annual flu vaccine has received a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. GSK Biologicals received a letter of warning from the FDA about conditions at its manufacturing facility at Ste-Foy in… »
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